by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 12, 2024 | Articles and Information, Homepage
November 11 was Veterans Day, a day set aside to recognize, celebrate, and remember those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. A huge “thank you” to all who have served! Libraries are in a unique position to provide services and resources to...
by Greg Mosshammer | Nov 7, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Monday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Veterans Day was first established in 1919 as Armistice Day, to honor the veterans of World War I on the anniversary of that conflict’s end. Read more about the history of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 7, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The Albany County Public Library (ACPL), a recipient of Wyoming Library Multi-Purpose Community Facility Program (WLMCF) funds, kicked off their construction projects with a community event on October 5 at their main location in Laramie, Wyoming. This event was hosted...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 6, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The first few days of November were busy ones at the Campbell County Public Library. Three events including a cooking class, an indigenous food sovereignty presentation, and a pop-up lunch, all lead by Chef Yazzie, were hosted at the CCPL’s Gillette location on...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 1, 2024 | Homepage, Schools
Cyber Wyoming Alliance is thrilled to offer teachers and their students a unique opportunity to dive into computer science and cybersecurity with their Cyber Lego Library program. Through generous funding from the Wyoming Community Foundation, teachers can now check...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 31, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The October Outrider from the Wyoming State Library is hot off the press! Find out all about what’s going on in the Wyoming library community and beyond, including news, celebrations, events, and job postings from around the state. Subscribe today, and we’ll...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 30, 2024 | Homepage, Schools
The Cyber-in-a-Box Video Challenge is a unique opportunity for Wyoming middle/junior high and high school students to use their creativity and have fun making a video about this year’s theme: Protecting Wyoming’s Critical Energy Infrastructure. Five-person...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 29, 2024 | Homepage, Training
Anne Kuipers, the Wyoming State Library’s Patent and Trademarks Librarian, will lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar, “Unlocking Innovation: How to Perform a Successful Patent Search,” on October 29, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (MDT) ...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 29, 2024 | Homepage, WLA
The Wyoming Library Association Awards/Grants Committee announced this year’s recipients at a reception during the organization’s recent “Bound Together” 2024 conference, held in Casper from October 4-6. Here are this year’s winners: Lifetime Achievement Award...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 21, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
As library professionals, we use data to drive our decisions about many different things. We also keep a close watch on the “pulse” of the communities we serve. Using the data we collect, both numerical and anecdotal, we can make prudent choices for our libraries to...
